Order | Keyworda | Prevalence | In-hospital mortality | ||
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Number of total 359 patients | Percent (%) and 95% CI | Number of all patients with the keyword present/ documented | Percent (%) and 95% CI Top-5 highest mortality are numbered1–5 | ||
1 | Abnormal, or suspected abnormal temperature | 230 | 64.1 (58.9–69.0) | 48/230 | 20.9 (15.8–26.7) |
-Confirmed or suspected fever Fever defined as statement fever or statement temperature >38°[41] OR suspected fever defined as statement feeling hot/warm, increasing temperature or similar expressions | 210 | 58.5 (53.2–63.6) | 39/210 | 18.6 (13.6–24.5) | |
-Shivering | 58 | 16.2 (12.5–20.4) | 6/58 | 10.3 (3.9–21.2) | |
-Hypothermia Hypothermia defined as statement hypothermia or “very low temp” or statement temperature <36°[41] | 10 | 2.8 (1.3–5.1) | 8/10 | 80.01 (44.4–97.5) | |
2 | Pain Abdominal, extremity, back, undefined, urinary tract, joint, chest, general, headache, throat, wound, painful muscle cramp, positive Pasternatsy’s sign (costovertebral angle tenderness) | 138 | 38.4 (33.4–43.7) | 28/138 | 20.3 (13.9–28.0) |
3 | Acute altered mental status Abnormal behaviour or level of consciousness (excluding previously known dementia or mental retardation without statement worse) OR abnormal verbal response defined as no/decreased verbal response [25] | 137 | 38.2 (33.1–43.4) | 51/137 | 37.24 (29.1–45.9) |
4 | Weakness of the legs | 126 | 35.1 (30.2–40.3) | 27/126 | 21.4 (14.6–29.6) |
-Decreased ability to stand or walk including need to carry/lift the patient | 98 | 27.3 (22.8–32.2) | 19/98 | 19.4 (12.1–28.6) | |
-Fallen/found on the floor or corresponding place | 57 | 15.9 (12.3–20.1) | 13/57 | 22.8 (12.7–35.8) | |
5 | Breathing difficulties | 109 | 30.4 (25.6–35.4) | 39/109 | 35.85 (26.8–45.5) |
6 | Loss of energy Defined as fatigue, weakness, faintness or similar expressions | 94 | 26.2 (21.7–31.1) | 24/94 | 25.5 (17.1–35.6) |
7 | Gastrointestinal symptoms | 86 | 24.0 (19.6–28.7) | 21/86 | 24.4 (15.8–34.9) |
-Vomiting | 58 | 16.2 (12.5–20.4) | 11/58 | 19.0 (9.9–31.4) | |
-Diarrhoea | 35 | 9.7 (6.9–13.3) | 8/35 | 22.9 (10.4–40.1) | |
8 | Abnormal urination b | 58 | 16.2 (12.5–20.4) | 13/58 | 22.4 (12.5–35.3) |
-Decreased urinary volumes | 12 | 3.3 (1.7–5.8) | 7/12 | 58.32 (27.7–84.8) | |
9 | Reduced intake of food, fluid or oral medicines | 47 | 13.1 (9.8–17.0) | 18/47 | 38.33 (24.5–53.6) |
10 | Nausea | 36 | 10.0 (7.1–13.6) | 5/36 | 13.9 (4.7–29.5) |
11 | Malaise Defined as expressions such as feeling sick, feeling bad, not feeling well and similar expressions | 19 | 5.3 (3.2–8.1) | 3/19 | 15.8 (3.4–39.6) |
12 | Mood change Anxiety or fear OR feeling of depression | 18 | 5.0 (3.0–7.8) | 4/18 | 22.2 (6.4–47.6) |
13 | Dizziness | 14 | 3.9 (2.1–6.5) | 1/14 | 7.1 (0.2–33.9) |
14 | Fainted but now awake | 10 | 2.8 (1.3–5.1) | 2/10 | 20.0 (2.5–55.6) |